-oz

-oz

See also: oz, Oz, öz, Öz, őz, ož, and -öz

Hungarian

Etymology

-o- (linking vowel) + -z (verb-forming suffix)

Suffix

-oz

1. (verb-forming suffix) Appended to a noun to form a verb.

   adomány (“donation”) → adományoz (“to donate”)

Usage notes

• (verb-forming suffix) Harmonic variants:

  -z is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -oz is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -az is added to other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ez is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öz is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -áz is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

Derived terms

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Hungarian_verbs_suffixed_with_-oz' title='Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -oz'>Hungarian verbs suffixed with -oz</a>

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes